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Japan's 1,200-Year-Old ‘Eternal Flame’ Survives Massive Temple Fire (www.timesnownews.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Melonpoly@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 76 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I suppose that makes sense.

[–] No1@aussie.zone 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I don't know how you can tell if the flame survived the fire, or if the fire totally destroyed and has replaced the flame.

[–] webp@mander.xyz 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, how do we know if it's the same flame?

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The flame of Theseus

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

This was my grandfather's housefire, I just repainted

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

"Flame survives fire"

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago (4 children)

i wonder what started the fire...

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if it was always burning, since the world's been turning..

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 months ago

Well we didnt start the fire

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Well, it wasn't "we".

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Ryan

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

In the article I read they are not discounting the eternal flame itself, so I think they're doing their due diligence

[–] MrWafflesNBacon@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Update: OP added link :D

OP forgot the link so here is one of the news articles about it: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/may/21/buddhist-hall-housing-eternal-flame-in-japan-destroyed-by-fire-video

[–] Melonpoly@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fixed it, thanks

[–] MrWafflesNBacon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

No problem, thank you for fixing it!

[–] s@piefed.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

[–] sol6_vi@lemmy.makearmy.io 3 points 2 months ago

I can hear this perfectly I love this fucking movie.

[–] anguo@piefed.ca 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's why you keep flame backups.

[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

I use Backblaze for that.

[–] Fontasia@feddit.nl 11 points 2 months ago

One of the things I found incredible in Japan is nearly ever temple has a sign outside describing just how may times its burned down

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 11 points 2 months ago

How did the fire start? Wait, don't tell me...

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes you've got to fight fire with fire

[–] fraksken@infosec.pub 5 points 2 months ago

Flame survived the firemen, not the fire?

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

can't believe japan ripped off the bangles

[–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago

wasn't that billie joel?

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Flame on!